Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . are usually selected on accountof good conduct or superior abilities. In the BritishArmy, the Non-commissioned Officers constitute anumerous and very important class in the regimen-tal system between the Commissioned Officers andthe men. As the former are not permitted to mix withthe private soldiers, lest familiarity sliould diminishtlie sway of absolute discipline, it is necessary tohave an intermediate class to overlook the men intheir barracks and at all times when off the are so suited for this duty as the b
Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . are usually selected on accountof good conduct or superior abilities. In the BritishArmy, the Non-commissioned Officers constitute anumerous and very important class in the regimen-tal system between the Commissioned Officers andthe men. As the former are not permitted to mix withthe private soldiers, lest familiarity sliould diminishtlie sway of absolute discipline, it is necessary tohave an intermediate class to overlook the men intheir barracks and at all times when off the are so suited for this duty as the best conduc-ted of the men themselves, who are promoted byselection to Non-commissioned rank, and hold many. Fig. 1. privileges and powers unallainable by the Non-commissioned Officers comprise the Ser-geants-Major, and all the S<rgeanls, i\w. Iruuqtcters,DruMimcrs, and liuglcrs, and, in the Life Guards,and Royal Horse (iuanls only the Corporals. Tlieycan be reduced to the ranks by sentence of a CourtMartial, or by thci Colonel Commandant; but not by a Lieutenant Colonel nor by any Junior Officer. Non-commissioned Officers are entitled to quartersfor their wives, or lodging mouey in lieu of themselves to obey, the Non-coranus-ioued Officers are admirable assistants in preserv-ing discipline; veterans, to whom military life is asecond nature, they are looked up to b} their cf)m-rades as examples, to lead in battle or to teaeli indrill. The Non-commissioned Officers have a messto themselves. In a battalion of infantry at home,there were, in 1874. 58 Non-commissioned Officersto 530 rank and file: in India, 66 to 830; but therank and file may be greatly augmen
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